Paul Peterson

Paul Peterson
Born	Minneapolis
Nationality	United States of America
Genres	funk rock
Instruments	guitar · voice

For other people named Paul Peterson, see Paul Peterson (disambiguation).

Paul Peterson
Birth name	Paul Joseph Peterson
Also known as	St. Paul Peterson
Born	(1964-10-18) October 18, 1964 Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Genres	Rock, soul, funk, pop, alternative dance
Occupation(s)	Singer, multi-instrumentalist
Instrument(s)	Multi-instrumentalist
Years active	1983–present
Labels	Paisley Park/Warner Bros. Records Atlantic Records Ropeadope/Sony RED
Website	paulpeterson.com

Paul Joseph Peterson (born October 18, 1964), also known as St. Paul Peterson, is a singer and musician best known for his memberships in the bands The Family and The Time.

Life and career

Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Peterson was the youngest son in a musical family. He was discovered by Prince in 1983 and groomed to replace Monte Moir as keyboardist of R&B band The Time. Peterson gained exposure when the band appeared in the hit movie Purple Rain.

When The Time broke up in 1984, Prince gathered the remnants to form The Family, with Peterson as lead singer.

Discography

Albums

Solo

• St. Paul (1987)
• Down to the Wire (1990)
• Blue Cadillac (1996)
• Everything (2003)
• Break on Free (2022)

Collaborations

• Ice Cream Castle — with The Time (1984)
• The Family — with The Family (1985)
• A Child Is Born — with the Petersons (1997)
• Live at the Quest — with the Minneapolis Allstars (1998)
• My Calendar — with Jeanne Arland Peterson (2000)
• A Compilation — with the Peterson Family (2003)
• Let's Stay Here — with Oleta Adams (2009) (session musician, producer and co-producer, US touring band)
• Gaslight — with fDeluxe (2011)
• Relit — with fDeluxe (2012)
• AM Static — with fDeluxe (2014)
• Soul Renegade — with Ken Valdez (2017)

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions
		US R&B	US Pop
1987	"Rich Man"	32	—	―
1988	"Intimacy"	—	―	84
1990	"Every Heart Needs a Home"	—	―	—
	"Stranger to Love"	―	52	―
2011	"Drummers and Healers" (with fDeluxe)	—	—	―
	"Gaslight" (with fDeluxe)	—	—	―
2012	"Over the Canyon" (with fDeluxe)	—	—	―
	"You Got What You Wanted" (with fDeluxe)	―	—	―
2018	"You Got 2 Love"	—	—	―
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.